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...updated
the Lovecraft
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March 30: The Mysterious Geographic Explorations
of Jasper Morello
For
Immediate Release:
The
Screenland Theatre (17th and Washington) in Kansas
City will host an animation festival featuring all
of the Oscar-nominated animated shorts for 2005.
Among the shorts is one titled "The Mysterious
Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello"
(27 minutes; Australia)...
The
review describes it as; "Set in a Victorian
Age in which steam-powered airships hover over smoke-clogged
cities, this is the tale of a disgraced aviator
who gets a chance to redeem himself on a voyage
of exploration to the edges of the known world.
Mark
Shirrefs’ superbly literary script draws from
several sources — Joseph Conrad, Jules Verne,
Edgar Allan Poe, maybe even a bit of H.P. Lovecraft.
The film we are watching is actually a journal of
the voyage left behind by Jasper Morello, a navigator
who on an earlier trip was responsible for a fatal
accident. This new assignment is his chance for
a fresh start. (Think Lord Jim.)
But
he must leave behind his beloved wife, who nurses
the victims of a devastating urban epidemic. And
on this journey the aviators have a guest, a scientist
who endangers all of them when he insists on bringing
back a hideous creature whose blood may provide
a cure for the plague.
The
language, especially Morello’s narration, is
a pitch-perfect parody of late 19th-century literature.
But it’s the visuals that will leave you awestruck.
The
film seamlessly melds computer animation, hand-drawn
effects, even what looks like stop-action animation.
The huge airships with their miles of clanging pipes
and clockwork gears are often strikingly realistic;
in contrast, the human characters are portrayed
only in silhouette. This is, I believe, a great
movie."
Click
here
for more.
(Thanks
to Steve Walker)
March
29: Review: The Justice League vs. the Old Ones!
Old Ones attacking Atlantis?
Solomon Grundy facing off against a Gug? Cthulhu
vs. Superman? Read all about it in Bob Brinkman's
review of
Justice League: The Terror Beyond...
(Thanks to Bob Brinkman)
March 28: Creature-corner reviews Witch-House
Stuart
Gordon's Dreams in the Witch-House
was released today and creature-corner is the latest
to review it...
Read
it here!
(Thanks
to http://www.creature-corner.com/)
March
26: Equinox DVD details
Although
the June 20th release date seems to be in question,
Criterion
did release the following DVD specs for the upcoming
Equinox two-disc set:
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Audio commentaries by directors Jack Woods and Dennis
Muren
~ Video interviews with cast members
~ Deleted scenes, outtakes, and FX test shots
~ A gallery of rare Equinox stills and promotional
material
~ The original Equinox trailer and radio
spots for the film
~ A video introduction by Forrest J Ackerman
~ Director Jack Allen's acclaimed King Kong
Volkswagen commercial
~ Two short films from the creator's of Equinox
entitled "Zorgon, The H-Bomb
Beast from Hell" and "The Magic
Treasure"
~ A booklet featuring thoughts on the film by George
Lucas and Ray Harryhausen, plus an essay by Brock
DeShane
Along
with the above mentioned features, the set will
include both the previously released version of
Equinox and the never before seen original
cut of the film titled The Equinox: A
Journey into the Supernatural. Both Versions
will be restored prints presented in widescreen
1:33:1 ratio transfers...
(Thanks
to Dread
Central)
March
26: AOD: Shop Till You Drop Dead review
Dread
Central reviews the Army of Darkness:
Shop Till You Drop Dead comic here.
The four issue series was published by Dynamite
Entertainment...
(Thanks
to Dread
Central)
...TV
reminder: The world premier of Tobe Hooper's
Mortuary is tonight at 9:00 on Sci
Fi...
March 21: Evil Dead remake moves forward
New
horror mag Penny
Blood caught up with Bruce Campbell and got
the latest on the Evil Dead remake; "It'll
be a whole new story, though. It won't be with Ash,"
he said, "It'll be the evil book, and it'll
affect a whole new group of people in a different
situation. More like a reinvention. A lot of people,
they got really crabby on the Internet when they
first heard that type of stuff. But, we would never
do anything to insult them. The trick is to take
that premise - and we think it's a scary premise
- and use some cool modern day FX... so we won't
have green garden hoses in the shots. We wanna make
a flat out, scary-ass, un-rated horror film."
(Thanks
to Dread
Central)
March
21: Exclusive From Beyond image!
Here's
the first look at Red
Hatchet Films stop-motion adaptation of From
Beyond courtesy of director/animator Michael
Granberry. Michael chose From Beyond because,
"[it] has always been one of my favorites,
and works great for a short film because it stands
alone, has one location and minimal characters.
I tried to stay true to the spirit and the tone
of the story, but as your website so eloquently
reminds us, a little something always gets lost.
I had to accept that going in, otherwise I'd never
have attempted it. Stop-motion animation, though,
has a sort of nightmare quality about it anyway,
so I thought it had the potential of becoming something
unique and entertaining..."
Principal animation has ended after an intense three
weeks, and sound mixing has begun. Michael hopes
to have a rough cut finished soon.
Watch this space for more!
(Thanks to Michael Granberry)
March 20: Equinox DVD news!
The 1970 cult classic Equinox will be part
of the Criterion
Collection DVD line when it is released on June
20th. The film will be a full screen transfer of
the 82-minute theatrical version, retailing at $39.95.
Equinox was directed by Jack Woods and Dennis
Muren (uncredited), and features stop-motion animation
by Jim Danforth and Dave Allen. Visual effects were
created by Dennis Muren (Star Wars)...
About
the film: Deep within the woods and canyons of
California, four teenagers happen upon an ancient
book containing the secrets of a strange, malevolent
world that coexists with that of mankind.
(Thanks
to http://www.gorezone.net)
March
20: Witch-House DVD review
Dread Central reviews the Dreams in the Witch-House
DVD, which you can find here!
(Thanks
to Dread
Central)
March
19: Story screening nears!
The Read Me a Story screening is set
for Friday, March 31st at 7:30 pm. It will be part
of the Cinema
Wasteland Friday Night "Short Film Block"
in Movie Room 2.
Cinema Wasteland listing:
READ ME A STORY (2005) Catch this Lovecraftian take
on children’s stories and tenticles from Bret
Mix and Craig Mullins as part of our Friday Night
Short Film block. www.unfilmable.com
(Thanks to http://www.cinemawasteland.com/)
March 19: New short reviews!
Click
here
for a new batch of reviews courtesy of Bob Brinkman.
Cthulhu
2199, H
P Lovecraft's "The Tomb" and
Lionhead
Studios - Innsmouth Office are just a few of
the terrors that can be found within!
(Thanks to Bob Brinkman)
March 19: Corman, Lovecraft: The Fantastic Encounter
Steve Walker (who supplied
info on the book, H.P. Lovecraft in Popular Culture,
a few days back) passed along the following: "There's
a book out about movie-maker Roger Corman and and
his film adaptations (The Haunted Palace,
etc.) of HPL. However, it is in French. It is Corman,
Lovecraft: La Rencontre Fantastique [Corman, Lovecraft:
The Fantastic Encounter] by Guillaume Foresti (Dreamland,
2002)."
(Thanks to Steve Walker)
March 19: Creature cast!
Brian
Steele (Underworld, Doom, Blade:
Trinity) has landed the role of the creature
in the Universal's remake of The Creature From
the Black Lagoon...
(Thanks to Dread
Central)
March 19: Another Marebito review
Fangoria.com's got it here...
(Thanks to http://www.fangoria.com/)
March 16: Cool new Lovecraft image!
In
Search of Lovecraft director David Hohl
passed along this great image from the forthcoming
film!
(Thanks to David Hohl)
March 15: Pit and the Pendulum pics!
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Looks
like Dread Central has scored some exclusive
images from the first Poe adaptation in the
Ray Harryhausen Presents series, the
stop-motion animated Pit and the Pendulum
film! Directed by Marc Lougee, the production
started in May of 2005 and took 4 1/2 weeks
to complete. Now that post-production is now
complete, work is underway on the official
website (click on the link below). Marc told
Dread Central that, "I wanted to pay
homage to Ray’s pioneering work by creating
a "classic" feel for the film (as
though it was shot 50 years ago) by animating
the main characters via stop-motion while
seamlessly integrating CG 3D elements."
There's
more info (along with the exclusive images)
here,
or check out the teaser trailer on the official
site...
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(Thanks
to Dread
Central)
March
15: One more Marebito review...
Marebito
was released on DVD today (thanks to Tartan Films),
and creature-corner.com has another review of it...
Check
it out here.
(Thanks
to http://www.creature-corner.com/)
March
14: Cool Air premier set!
Albert
Pyun revealed to fangoria.com that the world premier
for his adaptation of Lovecraft's Cool Air
will take place at the 2006 Estepona Festival in
Spain.
More news as it becomes available...
(Thanks
to http://www.fangoria.com/)
March
14: Gordon talks Witch-House, Poe,
Herbert West and more!
Dread
Central's got all the latest news on the Dreams
in the Witch-House DVD, The Black
Cat (Masters of Horror season 2), the
latest exploits of Herbert West and more! Click
here
for an exclusive audio interview with Stuart Gordon!
(Thanks
to Dread
Central)
March
14: Mortuary DVD review
Yesterday
Marebito, today Mortuary...
Click
here
to read the latest Lovecraftian film review from
Dread Central.
(Thanks
to Dread
Central)
March
13: Marebito DVD review
Check out Dread Central's
review of the Marebito DVD here.
You can buy it for yourself tomorrow!
(Thanks to Dread
Central)
March 12: Help find the Starry Wisdom contest!
Have
you ever wanted to be part of a Lovecraft film production?
Well this is your chance! Director Robert Cappelletto
(To Oblivion) needs your help!
Robert
is currently in pre-production on his follow-up
film, titled Pickman's Muse (based
on the stories Haunter of the Dark and Pickman's
Model), and he is looking for a suitable location
to stand in for the Starry Wisdom Church (from Haunter
of the Dark). The contest is simple, find a
church in your area that could double for the Starry
Wisdom and win $500! Just send a photograph (complete
with address and contact information) and win!
Complete
contest rules can be found here!
(Thanks
to Robert Cappelletto)
March
12: Lovecraft Lost?
Entertainment
Weekly senior writer Jeff Jensen has written (along
with several Lost fans, called Lostophiles)
an interesting article posing the possibility that
Lovecraft influence has extended to the hit television
series Lost...
Jensen
writes, "I'd love to hear from you H.P.
Lovecraft experts out there about the possible overlap
between the author and Lost. Of course, a mysterious
land mass in the South Pacific, with a weird, mythic
history and protected by a formless, monstrous guardian,
evokes the writer's classic At the Mountains of
Madness."
You
can read the rest of the article here!
(Thanks
to Kelly Young)
March
12: H.P. Lovecraft in pop culture
Steve
Walker sends word that there's a new book from McFarland
called H.P. Lovecraft in Popular Culture:
The Works and Their Adaptations in Film, Television,
Comics, Music and Games. Written by Don G. Smith,
the book highlights Lovecraft’s impact on 20th
century popular culture including feature films,
television episodes, comic book tales and video
games.
The
softcover book is 184 pages, and retails for $32...
Click
here
for more.
(Thanks
to Steve Walker)
March
12: Stuart Gordon signing at Dark Delicacies
Dark
Delicacies announced that Stuart Gordon will be
on hand Sunday, March 26 (beginning at noon) to
sign Anchor
Bay’s Dreams in the Witch-House
DVD release, as well as part one of the Witch-House
graphic novel adaptation (released by IDW
Publishing).
Visit
Dark
Delicacies official website for more...
(Thanks
to http://www.fangoria.com/)
March
12: Cthulhu on your computer!
Bethesda
Softworks will release the PC version of Call
of Cthuhlu: Dark Corners of the Earth on
March 27th...
(Thanks
to Dread
Central)
March
12: Perlman talks Hellboy 2
During
a recent interview with Sci
Fi Wire, Ron Perlman discussed the upcoming
Hellboy film (tentatively called Hellboy
2: The Golden Army) that may shoot later
this year...
Written
by Mike Mignola and director Guillermo del Toro,
"It's a compendium of a lot of elements
that they were not able to address in the first
one, because the first one was kind of a slave to
the backstory and who Hellboy is, how we come to
find him, etc., etc. Now they can kind of branch
out a little bit and get funky with it and hit some
of the other colors that existed in some of the
other comic books." Perlman says of the
film. Del Toro has stated that it "will
revolve around all the creatures of mythology rebelling
against humanity."
Look
for more news as the film moves closer to production...
(Thanks
to Dread
Central)
March
12: More Witch-House DVD details
According
to TVShowsOnDVD.com, the Dreams in the Witch-House
DVD also contains "the complete screenplay
for the story (58 pages), as well as the original
short story by H.P. Lovecraft (33 pages)."
Check
out the review here.
(Thanks
to Steve Walker)
March
12: More Marebito
Bloody-disgusting.com
has an exclusive clip (provided by Tartan
Films) of Marebito director Takashi Shimizu.
Check it out here...
Dread
Central also has several clips from the forthcoming
DVD release that can be found here.
Tartan releases the DVD on Tuesday March 14th...
(Thanks
to http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/
and Dread
Central)
March
5: Darkness DVD details!
Director
Ivan Zuccon passed along the special feature details
for the German DVD release of The Darkness Beyond...
-
L'Altrove (1998, the original short
film that was expanded into The Darkness Beyond)
- an alternate ending
- two trailers
- photo galleries
- the original Italian audio in Dolby Digital 5.1
- German audio (dubbed) in Dolby Digital 2.0
(Thanks
to Ivan Zuccon)
March
2: LovecraCked nears completion!
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BiFF
JUGGERNAUTS LovecraCked! The Movie
is closer than ever to being released, according
to Biff founder Elias...
The
[additional] score has been completed and
the final mix/mastering is around the corner.
Brian Bernhard of Blight Productions is putting
the finishing touches on what Elias describes
as, "One of the wackiest bits of Lovecraft-inspired
animation…" DVD menus &
box/disc art are almost finished, and a DVD
manufacturer/replicator has been chosen…
Elias explains that the initial run of discs
is "mainly for promo, i.e.
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reviewers,
distributors, festivals and of course the participating
filmmakers. These discs will also be made available
for sale on the Biff site and possibly through
one or two other indie online retailers as well.
When all is said and done... the plan is to
break even on the cost of this initial pressing,
create a significant awareness of the film in
online & print zines, web forums, cult crowds,
and then further through general word of mouth...
culminating in the official US & European
release of the flick on DVD by a decent indie
distributor or two."
Watch this space for more, or visit the official
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(Thanks
to Elias)
March 1: Mortuary DVD details and cover art
Echo Bridge Entertainment
provided fangoria.com with the final specs (and
artwork) for Tobe Hooper's Mortuary. The
disc streets on April 11th, but the film debuts
on the Sci Fi Channel March 25.
The
DVD is presented in widescreen with DTS and Dolby
Digital 5.1 Surround soundtracks. Special features
include audio commentary by Tobe Hooper, Inside
the Graveyard behind-the-scenes featurette,
and the theatrical trailer. Retail price is $26.99...
(Thanks
to http://www.fangoria.com/)
March
1: New Darkness Beyond DVD!
Germany's Epix Media will
release Ivan Zuccon's The Darkness Beyond
(the first film in the Beyond saga) on DVD
next month. No word on region coding or special
features...
For more information on the works of Ivan Zuccon,
visit the official Studio Interzona site
here.
(Thanks to Ivan Zuccon)
March 1: Extended From Beyond debuts in HD!
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Source:
http://www.chud.com/
The
fine folks over at Monsters
HD have done Stuart Gordon (and Lovecraft
film fans) a great service, the restoration
of Gordon's classic Re-Animator
follow-up, From Beyond! It seems that
after MGM was sold to Sony, the planned director's
cut DVD fell by the wayside...
In
stepped Monsters HD General Manager David
Sehring who funded the films restoration for
a planned summer screening on the 24 hour
horror channel.
"Being
a huge fan of H.P. Lovecraft and Stuart Gordon's
work (they go hand-in-hand you know) I licensed
the television rights to FROM
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BEYOND
for MONSTERS HD. Having known about this holy
grail of horror and the controversy surrounding
it, I made it a mission for MONSTERS HD to
restore FROM BEYOND's long-lost footage for
all the world to see. Monsters HD makes every
effort to preserve and present rare director's
cuts and European versions of horror movies
when the film elements are made available
to us. I asked Stuart Gordon as well as MGM
& Sony's technical services departments
if they could work together to restore the
legendary missing footage into a new high
definition transfer for MONSTERS HD's broadcast.
After some questions as to where the lost
footage was, the work of transferring the
material to High Definition and reconfiguring
the cut material into the film was supervised
by Stuart", Sehring said in a press
release posted by chud.com.
Stuart
Gordon described one of the restored scenes
as, "...Jeffrey Combs’ character’s
pineal gland has gone out of control and he’s
hungry for brains. He attacks a psychiatrist,
played by my wife [Carolyn Purdy-Gordon],
and he plants his mouth onto her eye socket
and starts sucking. And the material that
was cut out was when he actually sucks her
eyeball out, spits it onto the floor and the
eyeball lands looking back up at him and he
continues to suck her brains through the eye
socket and the camera pushes in. It’s
really disturbing and it’s the longest
restored piece, my guess is it’s about
30 seconds or so. I think it’s the most
horrific moment in the whole movie."
The
world premiere screening is set to air June
10 at 8pm on Monsters HD (in advance of the
DVD debut). Monsters HD will also air other
Lovecraft-related films including The Unnamable,
Die, Monster, Die and
The Resurrected...
Read
the full press release here!
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(Thanks
to Dread
Central)
March 1: The Yellow Sign comes to DVD!
The long awaited release of
Aaron Vanek's The Yellow Sign is finally
coming thanks to Andrew Migliore and Lurker
Films. The film, written by John Tynes (Delta
Green, Unknown Armies, The Unspeakable
Oath) and starring Shawna Waldron (Little
Giants, The American President) and David
Reynolds (House of 1000 Corpses, Firefly,
Arrested Development) will be coming out
in May-June of this year, and is the first of the
"Weird Tales" collection. The short
films Tupilak and The Man on the Moon
will round out the collection...
Bonus
features may include:
~
remastered widescreen picture
~ remastered 5.1 surround sound audio
~ audio commentary by Shawna Waldron and director
Aaron Vanek
~ subtitled in several languages
~ Outtake reel and the famed cut "ping pong"
scene
~ Actor Dale Snowberger's first audition for the
role of Aubrey Scott
~ A short documentary on author RW Chambers by Christophe
Thill, taped in Paris where Chambers studied art,
and featuring many of the locations he mentions
in The King in Yellow, including the Street of the
Four Winds, the Court of the Dragon, etc...
More
as it becomes available!
(Thanks
to Aaron Vanek)
March 1: New Marebito clip
Tartan Films have released
a new, exclusive clip from Takashi Shimizu's Marebito.
The film will be released on DVD March 14th...
Check
it out here.
(Thanks
to http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/)
March 1: Read Me a Story trailer surfaces!
The Read Me a Story teaser trailer created
for the Cthulhu
One Convention has finally made it's way online.
The trailer is contained within the ancient book
you see before you. Download if you dare...
(Thanks to Jason Sword)
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26: New Dark Waters DVD
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